Identifying Keywords in “Specialized Experience” It’s essential to tailor your application to each SPECIFIC ANNOUNCEMENT. Although certain Civil Service language is generic, every agency has its own catchwords and phrases. Remember that jobs within the same series may have different skill sets or required experience from one agency to the next. WRITE YOUR…
FACT: The average federal grade level is GS-12. The Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) FY 2013 profile of full time, permanent federal civilian non-postal employees showed the average annual salary to be approximately $79,000. The Reality: Opportunities for promotion in government are plentiful, but it takes a strategy to develop your skills and prepare…
Several years ago, we helped Jim Morris succeed in being hired as a GS-12/13 Program Analyst (0343 series) in the Federal Government. Jim has now been in that same GS-13 position for the past 7 years and he is more than ready to get promoted to a new job. He knows his position so well, that it is boring and…
The government is hiring New Grads and Interns! Many college students list the US government as one of their top targeted employers. Read about the Best Places to Work in Government. The New Graduate Federal Resume is much different than the typical two-page private sector resume. Recent graduates need to learn about how to expand…
3 Catastrophic Errors and 3 Ways to Avoid Them It certainly is ironic: Service men and women returning to civilian life often choose “the life of the mind” — full-time college sponsored by the GI Bill, that is — without giving much thought to which major will bring them career and financial success. Too often,…
Do You Want To Work For The FBI? Go to fbijobs.gov to find the jobs listings! (Not USAJOBS.GOV) The FBI is hiring! FBI has their own new website. They will not be posting their positions on USAJOBS.gov. This is a new website with job listings, qualifications, a resume application system, questionnaire and more. Start at…
Welcome to 2016! Maybe it’s time to start your federal job search, or maybe you have been job searching for awhile and need a new plan. Either way, it’s a good time to evaluate your federal resume to make sure you are on the right track. Answer the questions below to score your federal…
By Diane Hudson, Co-Author, The New SES Application The C-C-A-R format stands for: CHALLENGE – CONTEXT – ACTIONS – RESULTS. The C-C-A-R format is required of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and used by the Qualifications Review Board (QRB), when reviewing Executive Core Qualification statements (ECQs) for final SES selection. The C-C-A-R is also…
The job outlook for Information Technology (IT) professionals has never been better. Almost any jobs forecast you consult will show high growth in multiple IT-related fields. Some of the top disciplines noted in key career sites include: Software Developer, Computer Systems Analyst, Information Security Analyst, Web Developer, IT Manager, and IT Project Manager. Take a…
Insights and tips for ensuring your resume is on target! Job opportunities for financial professionals are abundant in the federal government. Why? Because financial professionals are essential to the operations of virtually every government agency. A recent search of the USA Jobs website for an Accounting (0510) position, one of many positions in the 0500…